Indicating device



Feb. 5, 1935. E, A, CHENAULT 2 1,990,317

INDICATING DEVICE Filed Oct. 21, 1932 EA'C/zenau/LZ Woman/1;;

Patented Feb. 5, 1935 i 1,990 313] .7 r 1,990,317. r y

INDICATI NG DEVICE Earl A. Chenault, Columbus, Ohio Application October :21, 1932, Serial No. 638,931

2-Claims. (Cl. 116-130) g This invention relates broadly to indicating dethe upper edge thereof fo ri the reception of a vices and is more particularly directed tothe type hook or nail in the support of -the device'. The used, as foran example, by. housewives for indiportion 50f the indicator isprovided; along one cating commodities desired for delivery by house of itslongitudinal edges, with a row of vertically t house h t v arranged openings fi opposite each of which the 5 An object of the invention is to provide an indiindicia 3 is printedl-v Carried y the d of the cator of this character which shall be simple inits portion 5 adjacent the openings 6 is a. strip 7, construction, durable, positive in its indication "which is preferably iormed of rubber and having and easy'to operate. I one edge thereof formed with spaced parallelly 7 More specifically, the invention consists of an arranged finge s o tabs 8 disposed t 1ie on One 10 indicator comprisinga flat body member formed side Of, t ng and. across the openi with one or more rows of perforations or open- The rubber strips '7 may be attached in any suitings therein, opposite which openings are proable manner to the body 2, how v for P p vided on one side of the body indicia, listing vaof illustration, a channel shaped bar 9 is used for rious items. Attached adjacent said openings clamping the strip 7 to the edge of the portion 5. l5

and arranged to lie across the same are flexible T h ld he nn l 9 m yi P the ame tabs or indicating fingers which maybe passed may be crimped or depressed as at 10 into the rub-: through the openings so as to be positioned either 7 er S p O as to ite t e' a W h th b k on the back or front of the body. The indicating The fingers or tabs 8 formed with the strip '7 are 2o fingers or tabs when positioned on the front of Of lengths considerably greater than the length the body will point toward the commodity (16- 0f p s but 0f e'Width Slightly ss an sired, v the latter so as to be capable of being passed read- For a further understanding of the-invention, ily th rethrou reference is to be had to the following descrip- In the operation of the device to indicate items tion taken in connection with the accompanying desired. the tabs 8 W s S ed b e 25 drawing, wherein; normally lying on the back side of the indicator Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the indicating deare fl d by h fin 0 h Operator as h w vice which in this instance has been shown shaped y dotted lines in 3 and th ree nd f t for insertion into the neck of an empty milk bottabs passedt the Openings Which W P tle; sition the tabs to the front. side of the indicator; Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional viewtaken on u the inherent resiliency 0f the rubber, h the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; v fingers become straightenedandwill hug the face Fig. 3 is a similar view taken on theline 3-3 of Of the backing 50 as to be directed w r the Fig. 1; e indicia 3. The tabs or indicating fingers so posi Fi 4 i a perspective View of a slighfly m tioned will thus be positively held in an indicating 35 fied form of invention; v direction and without the liability of becoming Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view taken on accidentally disellahged la dthe line 5-5 of Fig. 4. In Figs. 4 and 5,.there has been disclosed a Referring more particularly tothe drawing, the slig y od fi d form Of the invention wh rei numeral 1 designates the indicating device in its the backing 11 0f the indicator, instead- Of 40 entirety.'which in this instance has been shown ing the Openings 12 arranged along O ed e shaped for positioning within the neck of a milk thereof as in t preferred form, s ed w t bottle (not shown) of standardconstruction comtw vertically pa ws of. p n s arranged monly usedinhome deliveries. i substantially. centrally of the backing. Posi- The indicator comprises a flat body or backing tioned between these rows is a rubber strip 13 45v member2preferably formed of cardboard and the having tabs 14 formed With each edge thereof like and upon which may be printed in designated which overlie the Openings, 3 n h preferred spaces indicia 3, listing various items. In the f m- T st p 3 may be d in p a y m .form of indicator shown in Fig. 1, the upper end tallic bars 15 positioned on each side of the back- I 4 of the indicator is made larger and acts as a ing and staples or thelike 16 are used for unit- 50 stop against the upper end of the milk bottle ing the bars in holding the rubber strip in place.

when the lower reduced portion 5 thereof isin- From the foregoing, it will be seen that an sorted into the neck of the bottle. This upper indicating device has been provided which is portion may have printed thereon advertising or of an; extremely simple and practical construcother matter and be provided withan opening in tion and one which may be formed to include a listof items and one'or a multiplicity of indicating fingers, one for each item, which may be "selected and moved from-a point hidden from view to a position indicating the item desired. 7 The'indicating fingers or tabsfwhichare of a flexible nature maybe readily andeasily posit ioned from-an activeto an inactive position-or vice versa by simply flexing or bending thesame backing member; This manipulation of the-fingers dicator has the advantage of involving only a few elements of which the; flexible tabs are the only movable parts thereof and therefore should be capable of continuous use over a longperiod of time without'wearor getting out of'ordei. tration with said openings, eachlof said tongues -Wh'at is claimed is:

.1; Anindicating device comprising arfiat body 7 ,rnember provided with a plurality of openings -near one edge, a strip of fiexiblematerial posiv tioned on'the 7 back of said bodyalong the edge openings: 1

nearest the openings, a reinforcing channel of metal clamped around the edge of said body and strip to secure them together, tongues formed with said strip and arranged in registration with said openings, each of said tonguesbeing longer than the openings and :or such'a-widthas to be readily passed therethrough for positioning of the other side of said body member, and indicia printedon the iront of said body adjacent said 2. An indicating device: comprising a flat body member provided with a longitudinally extending row of openings, indicia printed on the front of said body adjacent saidfopenings, a 'pieceaof v i'e silient material positioned. on the back of said 15 body, adjacent therow of openings, a metallic reinforcing strip overlying the resilient material and securing it to said body, and tongues formed with"said..resilient piece and arranged in regis- V possessing a width less anda'ingthfgreater than any one ofsaid openings. e EARL A.' CHENAULTJ" 

